Maryland Daily Record » identity theft http://thedailyrecord.com Maryland's trusted source for business and legal news Mon, 20 May 2013 01:35:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Md. Identity theft law, gay marriage take effect http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/12/26/md-identity-theft-law-gay-marriage-take-effect/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/12/26/md-identity-theft-law-gay-marriage-take-effect/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:49:17 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=230504 ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland law enabling parents to better protect their children from identity theft is among several taking effect next week. Same-sex marriage also will be allowed in Maryland next week, and another new law taking effect on Tuesday will allow veterans to have their veteran status shown on their driver’s license. The child [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/12/26/md-identity-theft-law-gay-marriage-take-effect/feed/ 0 Md. man sentenced in ID-theft scheme http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/07/27/md-man-sentenced-in-id-theft-scheme/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/07/27/md-man-sentenced-in-id-theft-scheme/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:00:36 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=220192 UPPER MARLBORO — A Maryland man has been sentenced to six years in prison as part of an identity theft-scam involving 50 victims. The Washington Post reports that 45-year-old Lawrence I. Green of Brentwood and others from the Maryland and the District of Columbia have pleaded guilty to stealing information to access bank accounts and [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/07/27/md-man-sentenced-in-id-theft-scheme/feed/ 0 Md. passes measure to address child identity theft http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/04/12/md-passes-measure-to-address-child-identity-theft/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/04/12/md-passes-measure-to-address-child-identity-theft/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:33:07 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/04/12/md-passes-measure-to-address-child-identity-theft/ ANNAPOLIS — As more and more children are having their credit ratings damaged by identity theft before they think of borrowing a dime, Maryland lawmakers have approved a first-of-its-kind measure to enable parents to take steps to protect their kids. The Maryland Child Identity Lock bill, which a spokeswoman for Gov. Martin O’Malley says he [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/04/12/md-passes-measure-to-address-child-identity-theft/feed/ 2 2 Maryland men plead guilty in identity theft ring http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/10/19/2-maryland-men-plead-guilty-in-identity-theft-ring/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/10/19/2-maryland-men-plead-guilty-in-identity-theft-ring/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:58:52 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/10/19/2-maryland-men-plead-guilty-in-identity-theft-ring/ ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Prosecutors say two Maryland men have pleaded guilty to being involved in an identity theft ring involving more than 250 victims in the Washington area. Twenty-six-year-old Anthony Thomas and 27-year-old Raoul Lycorish pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. They are both scheduled to [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/10/19/2-maryland-men-plead-guilty-in-identity-theft-ring/feed/ 0 Ex-waiter in Laurel charged in credit card scam http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/08/12/ex-waiter-in-laurel-charged-in-credit-card-scam/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/08/12/ex-waiter-in-laurel-charged-in-credit-card-scam/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:48:07 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/08/12/ex-waiter-in-laurel-charged-in-credit-card-scam/ UPPER MARLBORO — Authorities say a former waiter at a TGI Friday’s restaurant in Laurel has been indicted on charges he copied and sold the numbers of 73 credit cards. Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks said in a news conference that 21-year-old Brian Keith Adams of Elkridge was indicted Thursday on 16 charges, [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/08/12/ex-waiter-in-laurel-charged-in-credit-card-scam/feed/ 1 Weis Markets receipts settlement capped at $2M  http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/08/02/weis-markets-receipts-settlement-capped-at-2m/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/08/02/weis-markets-receipts-settlement-capped-at-2m/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:29:54 +0000 Steve Lash http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/08/02/weis-markets-receipts-settlement-capped-at-2m/ (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Weis Markets Inc. could pay up to $2 million under a settlement of a federal class action lawsuit that claimed the supermarket left customers vulnerable to identity theft by unlawfully printing too much information on their credit- or debit-card receipts. The settlement includes more than $500,000 in attorney’s fees and expenses, plus store certificates of [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/08/02/weis-markets-receipts-settlement-capped-at-2m/feed/ 0 Four accused of stealing patient IDs at UMMC http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/07/15/four-accused-of-stealing-patient-ids-at-baltimore-hospital/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/07/15/four-accused-of-stealing-patient-ids-at-baltimore-hospital/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:18:17 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/07/15/four-accused-of-stealing-patient-ids-at-baltimore-hospital/ A federal grand jury has indicted a former employee of the University of Maryland Medical Center and three others in what prosecutors say was a scheme to steal patients’ identities. Officials say the indictment was unsealed Thursday following the arrests of the hospital worker, 47-year-old Kenneth Elliott McDowell, as well as 21-year-old Wendy Hinton and [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/07/15/four-accused-of-stealing-patient-ids-at-baltimore-hospital/feed/ 0 Ex-NBA player rep admits to income tax evasion, mortgage fraud http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/03/20/ex-nba-player-rep-admits-to-income-tax-evasion-mortgage-fraud/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/03/20/ex-nba-player-rep-admits-to-income-tax-evasion-mortgage-fraud/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:11 +0000 Ben Mook http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=194727 A Silver Spring man who has represented an NBA All-Star and is a partner in a growing urban clothing line now faces up to 10 years in prison for cheating the government out of more than $1 million in income taxes and providing false information on mortgage loans over the last nine years. Nathan A. [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/03/20/ex-nba-player-rep-admits-to-income-tax-evasion-mortgage-fraud/feed/ 0 Gary S. Williams: Long-distance care giving requires careful planning  http://thedailyrecord.com/2010/12/26/gary-s-williams-long-distance-care-giving-requires-careful-planning/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2010/12/26/gary-s-williams-long-distance-care-giving-requires-careful-planning/#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2010 00:00:16 +0000 Gary S. Williams http://thedailyrecord.com/2010/12/26/gary-s-williams-long-distance-care-giving-requires-careful-planning/ (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> As older friends and relatives increasingly need our help, it’s not always possible for us to move back to personally oversee their care. The same goes for younger loved ones who face sudden illness or injury that robs them of their ability to care for themselves. How can we best be in charge when we [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2010/12/26/gary-s-williams-long-distance-care-giving-requires-careful-planning/feed/ 0